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  • By Pam Nadon |
  • April 19, 2015
Film Review: 'True Story'

Jonah Hill and James Franco get deadly serious in the new film, "True Story."

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
The former Longbeach Chevron station got a face-lift with new paint and renovations last year. File photo
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 12, 2014
New office will fuel north end

After seven years of vacancy, the former Longbeach Chevron station is under contract. Keller Williams Realty will redevelop the building into its first Longboat Key office.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • November 25, 2014
Downtown beautification projects hang in the balance

As the Downtown Improvement District prepares for a new board, the group has debated adding disparate amenities.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lift Station 87 plans include a two-story building at 1900 Mound St., a stark design from the underground proposal favored at the beginning of the year.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 1, 2014
City approves Lift Station 87 plans

After months of revisions, the City Commission approved a site plan for Lift Station 87 on Monday. The city also approved new regulations on Sunday morning alcohol sales.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Michael Saunders & Co. President Drayton Saunders gives Doug Kerr, of the Venice Symphony, a grant check.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 24, 2013
REAL ESTATE REPORTS

MSC Foundation awards $30,000 in grants; Century 21 Dockside Realty releases new iOS app; Island Real Estate of Anna Maria announces top agents; SAR announces lowest inventory in a decade

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2013
News Briefs

The Source Church opens new thrift store; Goodwill Manasota hosts Bookapalooza

  • East County
  • News
Commissioners discussed panhandling and downtown sound at Tuesday's special meeting.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • April 23, 2013
City of Sarasota commission approves anti-panhandling ordinance

Commissioners did not vote on a moratorium on new bars, deciding to focus on trying to seek "long term" solutions to downtown sound issues.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The panel: Erick Shumway, of RE/MAX Alliance Group in Sarasota; Richard Juge, of RE/MAX Alliance Group, in New Orleans; and Stan Rutstein, of RE/MAX Alliance Group, in Bradenton
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • June 26, 2013
Commercial real-estate experts commend Manatee's growth

At the Commercial Real Estate Symposium, a panel said the county has taken the lead on growth and that consumers should buy now.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 10, 2013
Manatee County property values on the rise

East County communities, such as Lakewood Ranch, are exceeding county averages.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 6, 2014
Manatee County maintains millage rate

Property owners within Manatee County will see no change in the county's property tax rates for the new fiscal year.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • August 21, 2014
County develops user-friendly neighborhood project map

Want to know what's going on beyond those cones in your neighborhood, or what county workers are doing down the street?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Wilson
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 18, 2014
Business Briefs

Euphemia Haye creates Haye Loft menu fit for a queen; Key Club Moorings receives Clean Marina designation; Past Advanced Diver magazine editor joins Cannons Marina; St. Armands wins TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • June 22, 2014
FILM REVIEW: 'Chinese Puzzle'

'Chinese Puzzle' is the third installment in director Cedric Klapisch's trilogy about a man navigating life amid its innumerable complications.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • April 2, 2014
Neal proposes new 120-home Lakewood Ranch community

Neal hopes the project can become part of Lakewood Ranch upon development.

  • East County
  • News
Moderator Sharyl Attkisson and speaker Michael Bloomberg (Photos by Harriet Sokmensuer)
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • April 3, 2014
Sarasota spends 'an evening with Michael Bloomberg'

In his first major public appearance since leaving office, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke Friday, March 28, to a packed crowd at the Sarasota Opera House.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 2, 2014
News Briefs

Garden Club restores historical sculpture; The Legacy Trail to receive beacon sign at crossing; USF Sarasota-Manatee selects regional chancellor

  • Sarasota
  • News
SONY DSC
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • March 20, 2014
Learn, cook and eat

Learn, cook and eat

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Sheri and Gerry Lublin
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 24, 2013
The Good News: Sheri and Gerry Lublin

One of Gerry and Sheri's favorite things to do is to use Gulf Coast Gives to find projects to which they can donate on behalf of friends and acquaintances who have helped them in some way.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Preliminary certification of taxable values, released July 1 by the Manatee County Property Appraiser's Office, showed values have increased an average of 4% compared to last year.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 28, 2013
Year in Review: July 2013, Manatee property values on the rise

East County communities, such as Lakewood Ranch, are exceeding county averages.

  • East County
  • News
The exterior of the Ohana estate at 6633 Gulf of Mexico Drive, photographed in 2013.
  • By James Peter |
  • May 31, 2024
$19.75M Ohana sale sets new record for Longboat Key

The home breaks the record for Manatee County as well. The estate features three pavilions, a tennis court and two elevators.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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